The expression means:
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
‘What dost thou do here?’ the Bishop he said,
‘I prithee now tell to me’,
‘I am a bold harper’, quoth Robin Hood,
‘And the best in the north countree’.
‘O welcome, O welcome!’ the Bishop he said,
‘That music best pleaseth me.’
‘You shall have no music’, quoth Robin Hood,
‘Till the bride and the bridegroom I see’.
With that came in a wealthy knight,
Which was both grave and old,
And after him a finikin lass,
Did shine like glistening gold.
‘This is no fit match’, quoth bold Robin Hood,
‘That you do seem to make here;
‘For since we are come into the church,
The bride she shall choose her own dear’.
‘I prithee now . . .’
The expression means:
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Correct answer: (C) I request you.
Explanation
‘Prithee’ is an old form of ‘I pray thee’, a polite way of saying ‘please’ or ‘I request you’.